G Herbert Jewett School

The public elementary school G Herbert Jewett School is located in Bucksport, Maine. Its 98 students are spread across pre-K through kindergarten. The school's enrollment is 57% smaller than the 229 average for elementary schools in Maine.

RSU 25 (4 schools, 1,067 students) runs G Herbert Jewett School.

About 96% of the student body at G Herbert Jewett School is White. Smaller groups are 2% Hispanic. The county population is about 93% White, within a few points of the school. The school's diversity index is 8%, meaning two students picked at random have an 8% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.

A ratio of 9.9:1 comes from the school's 9.9 full-time-equivalent teachers. That is close to the 10.5:1 average for elementary schools in Maine. The lunch program counts 55% of students at G Herbert Jewett School as eligible for free or reduced-price meals. By comparison, the figure for public schools in Hancock County is 46%.

Hancock County has these Census figures: the median household income is $72,744, about 40% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 6% of residents are in poverty. In all, Hancock County has 35 public schools and roughly 5,938 students.

Of nearby public schools, Bucksport High School is the closest, at about 0.3 miles. G Herbert Jewett School has 3 other public schools within five miles.

Its location is classified as Rural: Distant by the National Center for Education Statistics.

Federal data show an 18% enrollment decrease, from 119 in 2017-18 to 98 in 2024-25. Students per teacher fell from 11.8 in 2017-18 to 9.9 in 2024-25.

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